elide

Example Sentences

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If he could elide and overlook his past disasters, the city would follow the same path—right?

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025

But this kind of ludicrous fantasy allows Hegseth to elide the deep paradox of his argument.

From Salon • Nov. 14, 2024

The director’s “inspired idea of showing the very thing that most movies either ignore or awkwardly elide — the passage of time — is its impressive, headline-making conceit,” she added.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2023

“Doxology,” for instance, brushes up against a litany of major historical events, 9/11, the Trump election, only to skirt their impacts or at least elide them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2022

He was keen to elide the differences between ancient Rome and his own London, as well as those between Verona and Canterbury.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton